Fence-wire holder.



N. YODER.

FENCE WIRE HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 10, 1913. 1 ,095,6 1 4.

Patented May 5, 1914.

nwrr STATES ra'rnn NOAH YODER, 0F HUBBARD, OREGON.

FENCE-WIRE HOLDER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NOAH Yonnn, citizen of the United States, residingat Hubbard, in the county of Marion and State of Oregon, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Fence-Wire Holders, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in fence posts employed inconnection with wire fences, and has for one of 1ts ob ectS to provide asimply constructed device whereby the strand wires are firmly supportedin position and readily detached or attached when required.

Another object of the invention is to provide a simply constructeddevice which may be applied to posts of various forms and to postsconstructed of different materlals, and whereby the strand wires arefirmly locked to the post.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction as hereinafter shown and described andthen specifically pointed out 1n the claims.

The improved device may be applied to posts of various forms andconstructions, and for the purpose of illustration the device is shownapplied to various forms of posts, and in the drawings thus employed:Figure 1 is a side elevation of a conventional metal post with theimprovement applied. Fig. 2 is a section on the line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig.3 is a detached perspective view of the lock bar. Fig. 4 is a detachedperspective view of the locking pawl. Fig. 5 is a sectional detailillustrating the manner of applying the improved device to a post constructed of concrete. Figs. 6 and 7 are views similar to Fig. 5,illustrating the improved device applied to posts of wood or likematerial.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters.

The improved post may be constructed of any required size or of anysuitable ma terial, but for the purpose of illustration is shown inFigs. 1 and 2 constructed of metal in tubular form, with a body portion10 and with laterally directed lower parts 11 to form an anchor toprevent the post from being lifted from the ground. The body portion 10is formed with outwardly directed flanges 12 spaced slightly apart andSpecification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 10, 1913.

Patented May 5, 1914.

Serial No. 778,333.

witha lock bar 14 disposed between the flanges. The outer edge of thebar comes flush with the outer edges of the flanges, as shown. Theflanges 12 are provided respectively with inwardly and downwardlydirected slots 15, the slots bein preferably formed with the outer endswider than the inner ends to facilitate the entrance of the strandwires. As many slots will be employed as there are strand wires in thefence, and will be located at any required distance apart. A rivet 17extends through the flanges near their upper ends, and a similar rivet18 extends through the flanges nearer the ground as shown. The lock bar14 is provided with slots 1920 through which the rivets 1718 extend whenthe bar is disposed in position between the flanges. The bar 14isprovided with oblique slots 21 corresponding in number and location withthe slots 15 of the flanges but inclining inwardly and upwardly, orreversely to the slots 15. The outer edges of the flanges are providedwith transverse stop recesses 22, while the bar 14 is provided with aplurality of ratchet teeth 24. Bearing over'the outer edges of theflanges 12 and of the bar 14 is a resilient pawl device 25 having ears26 hearing upon opposite sides of the flanged portion of the post andpivotally engaging the outer ends of the rivet 18. The terminals of themember 25 are bent inwardly to engage respectively in the notches 22 andwith the teeth 24 of the lock bar. With a device thus constructed andarranged when the strand wires are to be applied the pawl 25 ismanusually released and the bar 14 drawn to its upper position, or asfar as the slots 19--2O will permit, which movement brings the slots 21of the bar 14 into their upper'position or with the opposite outer endsof the slots 21 opposite the open outer ends of the slots 15, or inother words, with all of the slots at their open ends in transversealinement. The strand wires are then inserted into the coa'cting slotsand the bar 14 forced downwardly against the resistance of the member25, which movement will force the strand wires into the slots 15, theslots 21 crossing the slots 1516 as illustrated in Fig. 1, and thuslocking the strand wires firmly in position. As the bar is forceddownwardly the member 25 engages in the teeth 24 and thus effectuallyprevents any reverse movement. By this simple means the strand wires arefirmly locked in position and all movement efl'ectually prevented, whileat the same time one or more strand Wires may be readily released byforcibly disengaging the member 25 and throwing the member 14 upwardly.Any suitable means may be employed for forcing the member 14: downwardlyinto position against the resistance of the member 25, but an effectualmeans for accomplishing this result consists in lever 27 inserted by oneend through an aperture 28 in the body portion 10 of the post asillustrated in Fig. l.

The improved device may be applied to posts of various forms, as beforestated, and when employed in connection with a concrete post 29, asillustrated in Fig. 5, the flange elements are arranged in the form offlat plates 30 31 embedded by their inner edges Within the material ofthe post and with the slotted edges projecting beyond the same. The lockbar 14 is precisely the same as in the structure shown in Figs. 1, 2 and3, and operates in the same manner. In Fig. 6 an arrangement is shownwhereby the device is applied to square or oblong posts, while in Fig. 7the device is shown arranged in connection with a round or circularpost, but it will be understood that these various modifications do notconstitute a departure from the principle of the invention or sacrificeany of its advantages, as the same results are produced in all of thevarious modifications and in substantially the same manner.

Having thus described the invention, What is claimed as new is:

1. A device of the class described comprising a supporting member havinga plurality of obliquely directed open slots, a locking member movablerelative to said supporting member and having corresponding oblique openslots directed reversely to the slots of the supporting member, one ofsaid members having ratchet teeth and the other member having a lockingpawl engaging said teeth.

2. A device of the class described comprising a support having aplurality of obliquely directed open slots and a stop recess, a lockingmember movable relative to said support and having corresponding obliqueopen slots directed reversely to the slots of the support and aplurality of ratchet teeth and a locking pawl pivoted to said supportand engaging said stop recess at one end and engaging said ratchet teethone at a time by the other end.

3. A device of the class described com- ")risin a suaaort havin a)luralit of NOAH roman. a 8.

Witnesses:

I. J. GnEAsnR, J. D. BITTER.

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